Ohio State Track and Field Concludes Competition at Kentucky – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Jan. 17, 2004
Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the final day of the 2004 Kentucky Invitational Saturday at the University of Kentucky’s Nutter Field House. Ohio State throwers Dan Taylor (Sr./ Middlefield, Ohio) and Amarachi Ukabam (So./Creve Couer, Mo.), who posted first-place marks in the weight throw Friday, completed the sweep of the throw events as each topped the field in the shot put Saturday.
Taylor, who set an American collegiate record in the weight throw at the season-opening Buckeye Invite last week with a throw of 76-feet – 2.25-inches, claimed first place in the weight with a 73-7.25 effort Friday night and followed that effort Saturday with a Nutter Field House all-time shot put mark of 66-5.25 to claim first place.
Ukabam heaved a 51-4.25 to finish first in the shot put, while teammate Shelaine Larson (Jr./Ventura, Calif.) followed in third place with a 49-11.75. Both marks serve as provisional qualifiers to the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Ohio State continued its success in the field events as the jumps squad, which claimed first place in the men’s triple jump Friday night, scored solid marks in the men’s high jump and women’s long jump. Senior Billy Mills (Sr./Fairlawn, Ohio) tied for first place in the high jump with a leap of 6-10.25, while junior Rosalind Goodwin (Jr./Louisville, Ky.) followed a third-place finish in the triple jump Friday with a second-place effort in the long jump as she posted a mark of 19-3.50.
The Buckeyes were led by Jenna Harris (Somerset, N.J.) in the sprints events the freshman clocked a 7.52 in the women’s 60-meter dash to claim third place. The women also scored well in the 3,000 meters as senior Lyndsi Gay (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) finished second with a time of 9:54.07, while teammate Robyn Detty (Jr./ Indianapolis, Ind.) followed in fourth place with a time of 10:10.19.
Former Buckeye All-American Ian Connor (1998-2001) competed in the men’s 3,000-meter run and captured first place as a member of the Nike Track Club with a time of 8:10.34.
Ohio State returns to Columbus, Ohio Saturday, Jan. 24 as they play host to Indiana and Purdue in a tri-meet in French Field House. The event is set to begin at 11 a.m.
